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Shoba Narayan

Shoba Narayan

Shoba Narayan is Bangalore-based award-winning author. She is also a freelance contributor who writes about art, food, fashion and travel for a number of publications.

Articles by Shoba Narayan

Bengaluru’s restaurants stay low-key, but stand out

For ten days in April, participating restaurants charge a flat fee of about <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1500 per person for a prix-fixe (fixed-price) menu with select items.

Updated on Apr 30, 2026 02:57 IST

The tapestries of plenty woven into Tulu Nadu

Those who don’t have access to this culture can watch it online. Just type “beauty of Tulu Nādu” and you will see videos of the land, its rituals and its people.

Updated on Apr 16, 2026 09:52 IST

The B’luru Easter spread fit for a Vijayanagar raya

Representational image.

Updated on Apr 2, 2026 16:01 IST

About the lunisolar new year and the tastes of life

The main use of dried neem flowers happens during Yugadi when it plays a signature role in the making of the Yugadi pachadi . The whole point of this dish is to metaphorically convey what life is about. (ANI)

Updated on Mar 20, 2026 24:50 IST

How jaggery defines Karnataka’s sweets

The supremacy of jaggery is most obvious during our great harvest festivals. The streets are full of sugarcane which is extracted and alchemized as the jaggery that sweetens festive delicacies. (PTI)

Updated on Mar 6, 2026 01:28 IST

Now you’re in B’luru, eat quite as the Romans do

Italy’s cucina povera (peasant cooking) tradition has a vast range of recipes that are inherently vegetarian, not vegetarian by omitting the meat. (Getty Images)

Updated on Feb 19, 2026 06:55 IST

When urban history was distilled in watering holes

Pecos Pub in Bengaluru (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Feb 5, 2026 01:12 IST

Heaven’s harvest which brings sesame sweetness

All over India, the humble sesame seed is used for both solemn rituals and festive feasts. (Getty Images)

Updated on Jan 22, 2026 02:44 IST

Bengaluru’s festive fare, and the taste of memory

All Saints Bakery and Stores was founded in 1969 by Thomas Vellara (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jan 2, 2026 24:42 IST

Baked into festive corners by the Big B’luru Bebinca

All Saints Bakery and Stores was founded in 1969 by Thomas Vellara. Their most famous product during every Christmas season is special matured Plum Cake. (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Dec 18, 2025 24:24 IST

The cult that conquers the city in winter

This year, the Avarebele Mela is slated to take place between December 27 to January 4 in the National College Grounds

Updated on Dec 4, 2025 24:51 IST

Bengaluru's love affair that grinds corporates’ gears

Karnataka minister Ramalinga Reddy, BJP MP Tejasvi Surya and others perform rituals during the Kadalekai Parishe in Bengaluru, on November 17. (PTI)

Updated on Nov 20, 2025 01:49 IST

When B’luru in infancy foraged for its own pulse

Every year, on November 1st, Karnataka erupts in a blaze of red and yellow as fluttering state flags celebrate Karnataka Rajyotsava. (ANI)

Updated on Nov 6, 2025 01:42 IST

When you tire of laddus, and murukkus won’t do

(WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)

Updated on Oct 22, 2025 23:46 IST

If only Iyengar bakeries skipped adding coconut

What makes these bakeries special is the way they combine ingredients

Updated on Oct 10, 2025 20:06 IST

Which sundal do you like the best?

Representative photo

Updated on Sep 26, 2025 02:28 IST

A confluence of culture and cuisine

A confluence of culture and cuisine

Updated on Sep 13, 2025 01:38 IST

The perfumes of Bengaluru: Jasmine and sandalwood

The beauty of living in Bengaluru or any other city in India is that you can discuss scents with perfumers to create unique fragrances that suit a moment and mood (File photo)

Updated on Aug 21, 2025 01:46 IST

Bengaluru’s flower power and festive vibes

Preparations underway for the 218th Independence Day Flower Show at Lalbagh Botanical Garden in Bengaluru (PTI)

Updated on Aug 6, 2025 23:00 IST

Let us be a tourist in one’s own city this summer

Need to encourage your kids to keep a “summer holiday” journal and record five things that they noticed each day, either by drawing or writing, or both. (HT file)

Updated on Jul 24, 2025 01:58 IST

Bangalore savours the final flavours of mango season

India is the world’s largest producer of mangoes, contributing to a whopping 40% of global production. We also are the world’s largest exporter, sending over a million tonnes to the US, UK, UAE and everywhere else (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jul 22, 2025 03:24 IST

Bengaluru’s long relationship with its 280 lakes

The worst time for our lakes was in February 2017 when Bellandur Lake caught on fire, thanks to the large amount of toxic waste released into it (File photo)

Updated on Jun 26, 2025 24:09 IST

Karaga, Cricket, Garbage collide in Bengaluru

On April 1, the BBMP imposed a “garbage tax” collecting additional money for doing its job (ANI)

Updated on Jun 12, 2025 02:24 IST

Why Kannada deserves more than apologies

Immigrants from all over India have populated Karnataka and Bengaluru without assimilating into their language or culture (PTI)

Updated on May 30, 2025 18:06 IST

What do Bengaluru’s youth really care about?

Bengaluru recently witnessed heavy rainfall causing waterlogging in several areas. (PTI)

Updated on May 29, 2025 24:58 IST

Katori versus banana leaf: The geography of cuisine

Katori or banana leaf, rice or roti, fingers or palms, runny gravy or thick, invasions or not. These determine your eating habits. (File photo)

Updated on May 15, 2025 24:56 IST

Beyond startups to pop-ups in Bengaluru

Akhila Srinivas’s line-up include Sienna Café’s Bengali food, Gingko Pune’s Uzuki summer menu, the Maratha Kitchen’s food and more. (File photo)

Updated on May 1, 2025 24:18 IST

World Malbec Day: Bread, cheese, a jug of wine, thou

The problem with Indian cheeses is that they aren’t aged long enough or well enough. So they don’t have the sharp differentiated taste that is typical of excellent European cheeses (File photo)

Updated on Apr 17, 2025 03:12 IST

Ghibli art, poetry,AI, and summer music concerts

Bengaluru has a vibrant culture of music concerts. (Agency)

Updated on Apr 3, 2025 01:18 IST

Bengaluru’s water bodies and wonderful pop-ups

Heralded as a “first-ever” religious spectacle that honours the Cauvery river, Cauvery Aarthi is the brain-child of the Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (Wikimedia Commons)

Updated on Mar 20, 2025 24:51 IST

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